Plaintiff Melissa Avery appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendant Joint Township District Memorial Hospital on Avery’s claims of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the decision of the district court.

BACKGROUND

A. Substantive Facts

Theresa Hancock worked for the U.S. Postal Service and suffered a lumbar strain while on the job. After going through a series of examinations designed to assess her ability to perform certain physical tasks on the job, she was given a new set of duties. She had disagreements with her supervisors regarding whether her new tasks ran afoul of her physical restrictions. These disagreements ult

Graylon L. Walch brought suit based on his discharge from the Texas Air National Guard and the loss of his position as a full-time National Guard civilian employee. The district court found the claims to be non-justiciable. We agree and affirm. Our decision does not affect any right Walch may have to return to the interrupted administrative processing of some of his claims under Title VII.

Charles W. Gribben appeals the district court's judgment in favor of his employer United Parcel Service ("UPS") in his action alleging disability discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Gribben, who suffers from congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy, requested and was denied accommodations for certain limitations imposed by his cardio

Florence Hervey brought a claim pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. § 13.01 et seq., alleging that her employer, Koochiching County, and supervisors Duane Nelson and John Mastin, discriminated against her on the basis of her sex, and retaliated against her for participation in a protected activity. She also b

Plaintiff-Appellant Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. (Lawrence) appeals from the district courts judgment dismissing his claims filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 against officials of the State Bar of Michigan in connection with their denial of his application for a license to practice law. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. graduated from an accredi

Jacquelyn R. Crawford appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia/Georgia State University (GSU), and two of her former supervisors, GSU officers Barbara Carroll and Katherine Johnston. After review and oral argument, we reverse and remand for further proceedings, having determined that genuin

An employee at an armored transportation company was the subject of an internal investigation into missing cash and knew he could be terminated depending on the outcome. During the investigation, he notified his employer for the first time that he was suffering from pain and numbness in his arms, fingers, shoulders, and feet; he stated he had been experiencing those symptoms for a year or two;

FBL Financial Group (FBL) appeals a jury verdict in favor of Jack Gross, an employee who alleged that FBL violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by demoting him because of his age in 2003. FBL challenges the final jury instructions adopted by the district court, the district court's decision to exclude certain testimony, and the court's denial of FBL's motions for judgment as

Ashlie Van Horn brought an action in state court for retaliatory discharge against her former employer, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and her store manager, Jeff Clark. After removing the case to federal court, the defendants moved for summary judgment, which the district court1 granted. Ms. Van Horn appealed and we affirm. Ms. Van Horn began working for Best Buy as a sales manager in-training at its

Ashlie Van Horn brought an action in state court for retaliatory discharge against her former employer, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and her store manager, Jeff Clark. After removing the case to federal court, the defendants moved for summary judgment, which the district court1 granted. Ms. Van Horn appealed and we affirm. Ms. Van Horn began working for Best Buy as a sales manager in-training at its

Malvina Montiero sued the City of Cambridge on a civil rights theory claiming that she was wrongfully terminated as executive directory of the city's Police Review and Advisory Board in retaliation for filing a discrimination claim against the city. Monteiro, who is Cape Verdean and was hired by the City of Cambridge in July 1990, filed a racial and national origin discrimination complaint with th

This free-speech lawsuit requires us to determine the present scope of the "fighting-words" doctrine. The setting is a neighborhood feud. The case features an unsightly, 38-foot recreational vehicle stored on a residential driveway in suburban Chicago, a neighborhood petition drive to force its removal, and a derogatory Halloween yard display erected in retaliation against the neighbors who

Michael McKenna, Bill McKenna and Raymond Carnation sued the City of Philadelphia for retaliating against them breaching the blue code of silence in 1997 to fight racism. Plaintiffs claimed that the retaliation against them began at District 25 in 1997 when they objected to the way that fellow black officers were being treated by their superiors.

Defendants denied wrongdoing.

Appellant Georgia McCann appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in her suit alleging race discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Georgia McCann ("McCann") has been employed as a correctional officer for the Mobile County Sheriff's Office since 1993. From 2003 until September 2005, McCan

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Charles E. Williams appeals a District Court judgment awarding attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) to the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, (the "City") and to the City's Mayor, Administrator, and Police Chief (collectively, "defendants"). The District Court awarded over $157,000 in fees after this Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment for defendants in Williams's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 su

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Charles E. Williams appeals a District Court judgment awarding attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) to the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, (the "City") and to the City's Mayor, Administrator, and Police Chief (collectively, "defendants"). The District Court awarded over $157,000 in fees after this Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment for defendants in Williams's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 su

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Sprint/United Management Company and Sprint Corporation (collectively, "Sprint") discharged Albert Hinds as part of a reduction in force in which his entire department was eliminated. Mr. Hinds sued, alleging that Sprint discriminated against him on the basis of age and retaliated against him for complaining of age discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment for Sprint on both